Chapter 721 Chaos
Upstream of Guanshui, Xu Wen looked at the river behind him, then at the road next to him, and said, "The water here is shallow and fast, and boats cannot go there. If you want to go to Guanshui, you can only get on a boat not far from the mall. From here to the mall, You can only go by horse-drawn horse."

He Ning said: "I have set up more than 100 horses near the mall, which should be enough. Even if all these horses are exhausted, they will have to cross the mountain!"

Xu Wen nodded.Looking at the surrounding mountains, he said after a while, "There are many mountains here. Fortunately, there are several river valleys, which can barely pass. But to be honest, it's best to use horses. If it doesn't work, you can only use people to carry it. Listen. It is said that the big cannon weighs more than 2000 kilograms, and if you are willing to employ people, you can carry it away!"

He Ning said: "Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man! This time we brought more than 1000 people, and everyone is an elite. If you have to carry it, then carry it!"

Xu Wen didn't answer.Asked: "Have people gathered in Tuanfeng Town?"

He Ning said: "Except for more than 100 people watching the road, most of the rest of the people have already arrived around Tuanfeng Town, and those who haven't arrived will soon."

Xu Wendao: "Where is Song Jun now? When will he arrive in Tuanfeng Town?"

He Ning said: "Counting the time, Song Jun should have arrived in Ezhou, and will arrive in Tuanfeng Town within three to five days."

"Let's go, let's go to Tuanfeng Town and wait for them! This battle took so much effort, there is no room for loss!"

After speaking, Xu Wen walked to the left first.He Ning led the people and hurriedly followed.

Xu Wen is a native of Laizhou. He originally traded salt for business. He joined the army at the end of the Song Dynasty and was the tenth general of Banqiao in Mizhou.Later, he made many military exploits. When Zhao Gou was crossing south, he was recruited as a general of the Privy Council.He made great contributions to pacifying the change of Miao and Liu, and was promoted to the command of the naval capital.This year Li Cheng and Kong Yanzhou voted for Qi one after another, and the Song Dynasty also suspected Xu Wen.General Yan Gao had conflicts with Xu Wen when he was on Jingdong Road, and took the opportunity to speak ill of Xu Wen.The imperial court sent Zhu Shimin to attack Xu Wen. Xu Wen went north by boat and took refuge with Liu Yu with his men.

As a private salt dealer, Xu Wenyong was so powerful that he could wield a sword weighing fifty catties, so he was called Xu Dadao.Moreover, he has been active at sea all year round and is familiar with water warfare. Wan Yanchang specially sent Zhunxi to lead the operation to seize the cannon.

Wang Yanxian, who occupied Shouzhou, lost interest in seizing cannons after Wan Yanchang intervened.For this dispatch, more than 1000 people were selected by Wan Yanchang, and they were divided into multiple routes and went south to Huangzhou, where they gathered in Tuanfeng Town.In Qi and Huang prefectures, first Li Cheng and then Kong Yanzhou, the two town governors surrendered to the puppet Qi in less than a year, and became a vacuum.The people sent by the Jin army were proficient in Chinese and went south from Shouzhou along Gushi and Shangcheng.Xu Yue, the magistrate of Guangzhou, was indifferent and almost silent.

Xu Wen and others left the Guanshui Valley, followed the ancient mountain road to the Qiting River Valley, and came all the way to Macheng County.

After Kong Yanzhou surrendered to the puppet Qi, the Song Dynasty did not send officials to Macheng, and the current county magistrate is a small school of Kong Yanzhou.Not wanting to surrender to Puppet Qi, more than 100 people gathered to stay.Anyway, no one is in charge of it, and they are kings and hegemons in a county.

These days, more than 1000 Jin troops have gone south, and it is impossible for the county magistrate not to detect it.It's just that Zhixian felt that he couldn't afford to provoke these people and pretended not to know.

After passing Macheng County, we left the Dabie Mountains.Xu Wen and others went straight down the Qiting River to Tuanfeng Town.

This area is densely covered with rivers and the land is flat. It was originally a densely populated place.It's just on the main road going south and north. After several years of war and endless wars, most of the population fled.Often walk dozens of miles, there is no human habitation.Only at the intersection of some traffic arteries, you can occasionally see a wild shop.

Seeing that it was getting closer to Tuanfeng Town, Xu Wen said: "I didn't expect this place to be so sparsely populated. We have more than 1000 people, so we need to prepare food and grass early."

He Ning said: "In the past few years, there has been no peace near Ezhou. The people did not flee, and most of them were killed. But don't worry, we have shipped two boats of food to the town early, so we won't go hungry."

As he spoke, he saw the town in front of him.

Tuanfeng Town is located on the banks of the Yangtze River, and gradually formed a market in the Song Dynasty.

When the Yangtze River reaches Tuanfeng Town, it first turns north and then goes south.The Qiting River flows into the Yangtze River in the north and meets the river water to form a large sandbar.The sandbar can keep out the wind, and this place has become a safe haven in the Yangtze River, and it has gradually prospered.

When he arrived outside the town, Xu Wen asked He Ning, "Where will the first comers meet?"

He Ning said: "In the past few years, the sandbank in the middle of the river has long since lost people, and our people will gather there."

Xu Wen looked at the sky, and said: "It's getting late, let's go to the town to rest first, and go to the sandbar tomorrow. Although there is no Song Dynasty army nearby, we still have to be careful. It's not a trivial matter to get out of the wind."

He Ning said yes.

After entering Tuanfeng Town, the market was sluggish, and most of the shops had closed.The shops that are still open are nothing more than two inns, three taverns, and a few tea shops.There are already pedestrians on the street, where does it look like a lively market town?
After walking past a tavern, He Ning's expression changed, and he looked a little heavy.After one more family, his face darkened.

When he arrived at the inn, He Ning whispered to Xu Wen: "Tong Zhi, I passed by the restaurant just now, and I see that the people sitting in it are all our people. They are so public, but what happened? If Zhe Yanzhi gets the news, if you don't come, we will Wouldn't it be a waste of time to go!"

After hearing this, Xu Wen suddenly turned around and looked at He Ning.After a while, he said: "Let's stay here first, we'll talk about it tomorrow!"

Several people entered the inn, and when they asked, it was already full.There is no way, I asked another one, but it was still full.

He Ning frowned and said, "Businessmen are not good in this year, where are there so many people staying in this small town?"

After finishing speaking, my heart moved, and I hurriedly said that it was not good.

He said to Xu Wen: "Control, look at the appearance of the tavern outside just now. In these two inns, [-]% of them are also our people. Zhiniang thief, I told them again and again before coming here that we must hide our whereabouts during this trip. If people in Song Dynasty find out , It’s not a trivial matter! I didn’t expect them to be so ostentatious!”

Xu Wen said with a dark face, "Let's talk outside."

After leaving the store, Xu Wen looked at the deserted street and didn't speak for a long time.After a while, he said: "Go to the tavern and inn and find the leader. When you came, I saw a dilapidated Dragon King Temple in the woods by the river. I will wait for you there."

After finishing speaking, he took his men and went straight out of the town.

He Ning sighed, and assigned everyone to go to taverns and inns to find someone.It didn't take long for all five leaders to arrive.

He Ning said: "Marshal sent Xu Wen, the commander, to preside over this matter. Commander Xu has something to ask you, follow me."

The five chiefs didn't know, so they had no choice but to follow He Ning to the outside of the town.

(There is only one update tonight, sorry.)
(End of this chapter)

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